The young lord's wish

Have you heard?

It has been two years since Aether had last seen Childe. He stopped with his journey. It might be hard to believe, but it was like he had lost all hope. He decided to go back to Mondstadt to rest his thoughts for a little while, but that 'little while' turned into 4 months. He had gotten no sign of his sister and no sign from Childe either. To be frank, he wasn't even sure if Childe was still alive or not. Aether was now 19 and Childe would turn 22 in a few months.
Aether stopped thinking about his sister. His mind was filled with thoughts about Childe.

Then suddenly, rumors started to spread throughout the city. "Have you heard? They say that the Tsaritsa is no longer alive." "Did you know that the Fatui was taken down not too long ago?" "I heard that a man slaughtered the Tsaritsa with a single slash of his blade." Was it true? Were the runors really true!? Did he actually do it!?! No. He couldn't be sure yet. If the fatui was really taken down, the knights of favonius should know about it. He went to the Headquarters and walked into Jean's office.

"Is it true? Has the fatui really been wiped out?" Aether asked Jean, who was looking out of the window. "It is..." Jean said. She didn't seem all that happy. Of course, Jean took this as a threat because now she knew that there was a single person strong enough to kill a god. But to Aether, it ment that he could see the man he had longed for again. Aether ran out of the office and got on the first boat to Snezhnaya.

He remembered the path they took 2 years ago when Aether first went to Childe's home. When he finally arrived, he stormed inside and looked around the room. A staff member arrived and asked if they could help. Aether told them he was looking for Childe. The staff member lead Aether into a room and told him to wait there.

He had been waiting for hours. He honestly thought that he wouldn't show up anymore, but he couldn't leave. He had to stay. Aether got scared. Maybe Childe had forgotten their promise. Or maybe he died during his battle against the Tsaritsa. He didn't want to think anymore so he forced himself to sleep. Then, about 2 hours later (around 01:20 am) a man entered the room and stood next to the couch where Aether was sleeping. He picked up the blonde boy and carried him to one of the bedrooms. He laid him down on the bed and kissed his forehead. "We finally meet again, my dear~"